Cleveland District Round Table

Members and Activities

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Activities of Genealogical Interest 2013

Saturday 5 January 2013 11:30 am P.O.I.N.T. will meet at Independence Library for an Open Forum Discussion.

Monday 7 January 2013 7:00 pm "The Importance of Staying Organized for Genealogists" with Deborah Abbott will be the program at East Cuyhaoga Genealogical Society.

Saturday 12 January 2013 9:00 am Norman Lewicki will be the guest speaker at NEOCAG. He will present "My Family Book" and tell us all about how he wrote his family genealogy book. Note change of venue - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 32895 Cedar Road, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124

Saturday 19 January 2013 9:30 am CAGG meets. Morning Session: "Finding Your Ancestors’ Military Papers in the War of 1812" with Eric E. Johnson, Historian General for the General Society of the War of 1812. Afternoon Session: "Joe Beine’s Online Indexes & Records" with Jean Hoffman.

Thursday 31 January 2013 11:30 am Lake County Genealogical Society holds its Annual meeting and potluck at Morley Library. Bring tableware and dish to share. Guest speaker, Marilyn Baskin will present "Using Picasa3." Photography is part of family history. This free and simple program offers organization, editing, and sharing/storage features.

Sunday 3 February 2013 1:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland will meet and hear Richard Spector speak on "The Tale of How I Found Willie" (including recordings of his shtetl memories). Meeting will be at Anshe Chesed-Fairmount Temple Lelyveld Library.

Monday 4 February 2013, 7:30 P. M. *Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln*
A celebration of the month of Presidents with a step back in time to the 19th century. Abraham Lincoln will visit to give us his own special insights on wit and wisdom. Phil Williamson will portray *Honest Abe* at the meeting of Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society.

Saturday 9 February 2013 9:00 am NEOCAG will have a special program live from Utah with Mark Olsen. He will be presenting an interactive talk on MyHeritage.com which now also owns World Vital Records and MyGenie.com Get some free software and hear about this up-and-coming genealogy giant. Some special things are promised for this program. Note change of venue - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 32895 Cedar Road, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124

Sunday 10 February 2013 - 2:00 pm "Ask the Genealogists" an open help session presented by members of MCGS, Medina County Genealogical Society

Thursday 28 February 2013 10:00 am. Dr. Amanda Epperson, historian and genealogist, will be the guest speaker at Lake County Genealogical Society. Her topic will be "Seeing the Past Around You: Identifying Your Ancestor’s House."

Saturday 2 March 2013 1:00 pm "Demystifying Deeds: Finding and Using Property Records to Help Solve Genealogical Problems" with Chris Staats will be held at Western Reserve Historical Society. For registration click here. For information call 216.751.7274. $

Sunday 3 March 2013 1:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland will meet for a Question and Answer Work Session led by members of the group. Meeting is at Anshe Chesed-Fairmount Temple Lelyveld Library.

Monday 4 March 2013 7:00 pm "The Golden Age of Shopping in Cleveland" will be presented by Rebecca McFarland at the meeting of East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society.

Saturday 16 March 2013 10:30 am Chris Staats will be joining us at our P.O.I.N.T. meeting to present:
"10 Hi-Tech Tools for Low-Tech Genealogists" at Independence Public Library. Chris is a new OGS Trustee at Large.

Saturday 16 March 2013 9:30 AM CAGG meets to hear "Citation in the Digital Age," with Jean Hoffman. (Note the change of speaker.) Afternoon session will be a Web Site Roundup.

Thursday 28 March 2013 10:00 am Patricia Epperson will be the guest speaker at Lake County Genealogical Society's meeting. She will share her knowlege and experience with "Funeral Books."

Monday 1 April 2013 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society will enjoy "An Armchair Historian’s Guide to History: Understanding Uses of the Past for Genealogists" by Amanda Epperson.

Monday 1 April 2013 7:30 pm"April: 1940 Census Revisited a Year After Its Release"
Our speaker will be Cynthia Turk. She will be discussing the 1940 census and, how it was indexed. Join us at the meeting of Cuyahoga Valley Genealogical Society.

Wednesday 3 April 2013 7:30 pm Kenneth Bravo will present "Finding Frida" at the meeting of Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland. Learn about his using the Yad Vashem database, the Internet and lots of good luck to find his mother's first cousin, Frida, who survived the Holocaust.

Friday 12 April 2013 7:00 pm Great Lakes Chapter of Association of Professional Genealogists hosts "The ABC's of DNA" with Judy Russell, JD CG CGL, The Legal Genealogist. This will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 32895 Cedar Rd., Mayfield Hts, OH. Pregregistration required at GLCAPG web site. $

Saturday 13 April 2013 9:00am - 4:00pm The Genealogical Committee of the Western Reserve Historical Society invites you to attend "Genealogy and the Law." Judy G. Russell, CG (legalgenealogist.com) will present four lectures to help understand the legal context in which your ancestors lived: "Knowing the Law," " Court Records and Family Stories," "Widows, Orphans, and the Law," and "Through the Golden Door: Immigration After the Civil War (1864-1924)." Information and registration, at www.wrhs.org/calendar/Genealogy_Law. $

Monday 15 April 2013 6:30 pm - Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society program "The Cleveland Sanitary Fair" by Tim Daley. Meetings are held at the Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Wednesday 17 April 2013 6:30-8:45 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. "Exploring the New Features at FamilySearch.org," presented by Betty Franklin, of the Westlake LDS Family History Center. Meeting in the Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd. Westlake

Wednesday 17 April 2013 1:00 pm Cynthia Turk will be speaking at the Ashtabula Genealogical Society at Geneva Public Library. Her topic will be "Forensic Genealogy and 21st Century Research."

Thursday 18 April 2013 10:00 am "Analyzing the US Federal Census" will be discussed by guest speaker Casandra Brown at the meeting of Lake County Genealogical Society. (Note Date Change due to OGS Conference!)

Saturday 20 April 2013 8:30 am - 2:00 pm. Westlake Family History Center offers a free genealogy conference with something for everyone, beginner to advanced. "Helping Your Family Tree
Take Root." All the topics and speakers are listed on the program registration flyer.

Saturday 20 April 2013 9:30 AM Carla Cegielski will speak on "Genealogical Treasures in the Internet Archives" at the meeting of CAGG. Afternoon session will be a Computer Topic.

Thursday 25 April 2013 10:00 am Meeting of Lake County Genealogical Society -- Date Changed to April 18 due to OGS Conference!

Thursday - Saturday 25-27 April 2013 Ohio Genealogical Society Annual Conference is at Millennium Hotel, Cincinnati. Over 100 sessions and events from which to choose. See the OGS web site for brochure, registration, etc. $

Monday 29 April 2013 7:00 pm "Genealogy Databases" with Joni Mihelich at South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Library. Call 216-382-4880 or visitcuyahogalibrary.org.

Wednesday 1 May 2013 7:30 pm Cynthia Turk will speak on "Forensic Genealogy and 21st Century
Research" at the meeting of Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland at Menorrah Park.

Saturday 4 May 2013 1:00 pm Genealogical Committee, an auxiliary of WRHS presents Jean M. Hoffman, CG(SM). She will share where and how to look for records, what keys to enter when searching, and more mystery solving techniques to improve your online experience. Register online at http://www.wrhs.org/ Call 216.751.7274 for more information. $

Monday 13 May 2013 7:00 p.m. Lorain County Chapter-OGS, "Amish and Mennonites; Who Are They?" by Robert Hyde.

Tuesday 14 May 2013 6:30 pm Geauga County Genealogical Society - Stacie Murry presents "Fashions from the Victorian Era to the Present" beginning at 7:00pm. To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Geauga Chapter we will meet at 6:30pm to share memories and snacks prior to the program.

Wednesday 15 May 2013 10:00 am Claire Prechtel-Kluskens a genealogist and an archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington DC will speak at Morley Library in Painesville. She will offer tips and assistance on researching at the National Archives, Library of Congress, and DAR Library. Intended for those preparing for a trip to the nation's capital, this talk is also of interest to anyone researching. Please join Lake County Genealogical Society for this opportunity to hear this well-known national speaker.

Friday 17 May 2013 7:30 pmWestlake Family History Center will have a lecture, "Family Trees", presented by Betty Franklin. 25000 Westwood Road, Westlake.

Saturday 18 May 2013 9:30 AM "Ten Hi-Tech Tools for Low-Tech Genealogists" will be presented by Chris Staats. Afternoon session will follow with "Examples of Tech Tools in Use" with Jean Hoffman. Join us for this CAGG meeting.

Sunday 19 May 2013 12:30 pm Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups Ninth Annual Banquet and Induction Ceremony at The Independence Civic Center, 6363 Selig Drive, Independence. Guest Speaker, Dr Sean Martin, Associate Curator of Jewish History and Eastern European Geography at Western Reserve Historical Society will speak on "The Geography of Eastern Europe." Reservations must be received by May 6th. Make $20.00 check payable to Cuyahoga County Lineage Groups; Mail to CCLG, P. O. Box 311074, Independence OH 44131-1074.

Thursday 30 May 2013 10:00 am Sandra Beane Milton will be the guest speaker at the meeting of Lake County Genealogical Society. Her topic will be a fascinating comparison of slave and slaveholder and the research materials available. Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville, OH.

Monday 3 June 2013 7:00 pm "Using the Genealogical Proof Standard in Everyday
Problems: A Case Study" will be the topic of Elissa Scalise Powell at the meeting of East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society. Meeting is at Ross C. DeJohn Community Center, 6306 Marsol Road, Mayfield Heights OH 44124

Saturday 8 June 2013 9:00 am At the meeting of NEOCAG, Larry Wymore will present "Getting the Story out of Your Relative." Meeting is at the new Mayfield Regional Library, 500 SOM Center Rd., Mayfield Village, Ohio.

Tuesday 11 June 2013 7:00 pm Geauga County Genealogical Society Field Trip to Thompson Farm on site of Original German Settlement. Further information contact Vice President Jan Began at 440-729-4237 or vp@gcgsoh.org or visit www.gcgsoh.org.

Saturday 15 June 2013 9:30 AM CAGG meets. Jean Hoffman will present "Digging Out Details: Analyzing for Genealogical Content" She will follow with "The New Look of FamilySearch," new look and new tools, in the afternoon. Fairview Park Regional Library, 21255 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, OH

Thursday 27 June 2013 10:00 am Dr. Mary Boehnlein will be the guest speaker at the meeting of Lake County Genealogical Society. Her topic will be "Using Newspapers to Find Out More About Your Family Than You Wanted to Know." Find out about many newspaper resources.

Monday 1 July 2013 7:00 pm "Grandma’s Attic/Grandpa’s Garage" with Laurie Gillis is an interactive program from the Summit County Historical Society. Join us for a potluck at East Cuyahoga County Genalogical Society.

Tuesday-Saturday 2-6 July 2013 Ohio Chautauqua in Madison (Lake County) Ohio. "When Ohio was the Western Frontier!." At Bill Stanton Community Park, this will feature daily entertaining, educational events with reinactors such as Johnny Appleseed, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, Chief John Logan, etc. More information on the Facebook page. Free.

Saturday 3 August 2013 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Discovering Your Immigrant Ancestors (Special Event) - Akron Main Library-Auditorium, 60 South High Street, Akron, OH 44326. Presenters will be Lisa Alzo and Leslie Albrecht Huber. See the schedule, the descriptions of the five talks and information about the speakers at http://sc.akronlibrary.org/classes-events/discovering-your-immigrant-ancestors/ It is free, but please register.

Monday 5 August 2013 7:00 pm Margaret Cheney will present "Researcher Beware: Internet Sources
Aren't Always What You Think" at the meeting of East Cuyahoga County Geenalogical Society.

Saturday 10 August 2013 9:00 am - 3:30 pm OGS Chapter Management Seminar at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, 32895 Cedar Road, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 is hosted by East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society. Intended for the leadership of OGS Chapters, it is open to anyone interested. Free for OGS members and Chapter members. See the flyer at www.ogs.org. $

Monday 12 August 2013 7:00 p.m. Lorain County Chapter-OGS, "Doing Genealogy With DNA; How Useful is It?" presented by guest speaker Richard Spector of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland, North Ridgeville Public Library, 35700 Bainbridge Rd., North Ridgeville.

Wednesday 14 August 2013 7:30 pm Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland will host Michael Pupa in the Miller Boardroom (2nd Floor) of Menorah Park, 27100 Cedar Road, Beachwood 44122. He will speak on his time hiding during World War II and his subsequent emigration to the U.S. Never discussed prior to 2011, his fascinating story is now being told because he was selected for a National Archives emigration exhibit.

Tuesday - Friday 27-30 August 2013 Lake County Genealogical Society is hosting a motor coach trip to Washington D.C. Visit National Archives, Library of Congress and DAR Library. See their web site for further details. Look for the bus. A female space is still available. $

Saturday 7 September 2013 1:00 - 3:00 pm "School Bells for Grandpa: Finding Ancestors in School Records."
Presenter: Jean M. Hoffman CG (SM), Western Reserve Historical Society Gen. Committee. Held at WRHS Research Library at the History Center in University Circle. Contact Kathryn for info/registration. $

Monday 9 September 2013 7:00 pm East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society will have a 40th Anniversary Celebration: 70s Rewind- Roll Back the Clock to 1973!

Monday 9 September 2013 7:00 pm Cleveland-Bratislava Sister Cities will meet at the Slovak Institute at the Benedictine Order of Cleveland, St. Andrew Abbey, 2900 M.L. King Drive, Cleveland, OH 44104. Joe Hornak, director, will provide a tour and discuss its history, purpose and important Slovak books, papers and published journals in its collection.

Monday 9 September 2013 7:00 p.m. Lorain County Chapter-OGS, "German Research is Like Streudal; It Unfolds One Layer At A Time" by Betty Franklin. 35700 Bainbridge Rd., North Ridgeville

Saturday 14 September 2013 9:15 am NEOCAG will host guest speaker, Mary Joan Mylen who will speak on "My Life and My Heritage." Her company, Memories & Heritage, presents workshops to help people share their life story, write their family heritage and encourage them to preserve them into hard bound books. They also produce playing cards with old and new photos. Meeting at new Mayfield Library.

Monday 16 September 2013 6:30 pm - Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society program "Lincoln: A Man for All Ages" presented by John Lonsak. Meetings are held at the Fairview Park branch, Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Wednesday 18 September 2013 6:30-8:45 p.m. Cuyahoga West Chapter, OGS. "Using Newspapers: An Overlooked Source." OGS Cleveland District Trustee, Dr. Deborah Abbott will outline how using the internet can make newspaper research easier and how newspaper articles can enhance an ancestor’s history. Porter Room, Westlake Porter Public Library, 27333 Center Ridge Rd., Westlake

Saturday 21 September 2013 9:30 am - 2 pm CAGG meets at Fairview Park Library. "Migration Routes and Their Role in Your Family History' with John Dailey will be the morning session. Afternoon will bring "Migration Routes: Tools and Techniques for Tracking Your Ancestors" with Jean Hoffman.

Saturday 5 October 2013 1-3 pm Western Reserve Historical Society Genealogical Committee is having an open house in the Research Center Hassler Room, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106. Join them for refreshments, a tour of the library and learn about the history and functions of the Gen. Committee. For further information, contact Joellen O’Neill at joellenoneill@att.net or 216-481-1220.

Monday 7 October 2013 7:00 pm Tom Neel, OGS Library director, will present "The Art of Cemetery Transcription" at the meeting of East Cuyahoga Genealogical Society.

Saturday 26 October 2013 9 am-4 pm North Hills Genealogists Fall Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, features F. Warren Bittner, CG, CGL. Scheduled topics: "Complex Evidence: What it is, How it Works, Why it Matters," "Beat the Children with a Fresh Birch Stick So the Animals Don't Get Worms: Reading for Historical Context," Secrets of Success with FamilySearch.org," "Exhausting Research to Find an Impossible Immigrant." See www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org. $

Thursday 31 October 2013 10:00 am Carla Cegielski will speak at the meeting of Lake County Genealogical society at Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville, OH. Topic will be "Genealogical Treasures in the Internet Archives."

Saturday 2 November 2013 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Your Ancestors--Believe It Or Not! Ripping Good Tales that Border on Truth, with Genealogical Committee member Amy Kenneley. Are the family stories you heard really true, or are they exaggerations, rumors, false leads? Techniques for evaluating evidence will be presented. Fee: $15. Contact foxreinhardt@usa.net for more information. WRHS Research Library, 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland.

Monday 2 December 2013 6:30 pm Kelly Falcone of WRHS will present "Crackers in the Streets: Holiday Traditions in the Western Reserve" at the Holiday Celebration of East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society. Bring a finger food. Join us at Mayfield Library, 500 SOM Center Road, Mayfield. NOTE CHANGE OF TIME AND PLACE!

Sunday 8 December 2013 1:30 p.m. Jewish Genealogy Society of Cleveland meeting will be
in the Lelyveld Library at Anshe Chesed-Fairmount Temple, 23737 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood. We will have our Annual Meeting and Election of Officers and Trustees followed by "Teachable Moments" by members related to sessions from the recent International Association of Jewish Genealogical Society Annual Conference.